Given the role of CCR5 in immune cell migration and inflammation, CCR5 blockade with leronlimab was applied in critical COVID-19 patients, and led to the reduction of the IL-6 levels, restoration of CD4/CD8 ratio, and resolution of SARS-CoV-2 burden, thus implicating CCR5 as a potential therapeutic target for COVID-19 (201). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is COVID-19.